Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to prevent people travelling from higher to lower covid-19 tier areas.

The vast majority of people are continuing to follow the rules and act responsibly to control the virus. As they have done throughout the pandemic, the police will engage, explain and encourage people to follow the rules before moving to enforce the law.

In October, the Government announced an additional £60 million surge funding for police forces and local councils to step up enforcement of coronavirus rules.

Everyone should follow the restrictions in place for the area they live in, which are now common across England following the introduction of the national lockdown rules announced on 4 January 2020, which came into force on 6 January 2020.